Liquid and gasolene gage.



C. G. GONDIT. LIQUID AND GASOLENE GAGE.

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LIQUID AND GASOLBNE GAGE. APPLICATION PI'LBD JAN.21, 1913.

Patented Jullie 23, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914u To all fr/tom it may oo-ncernj Be it knownlthatI, CLARE G. CONDIT, a native-born citizen of the United States, residingat Toledo, in the'county of Lucas and State of Ohio, ,have invented newand useful Improvements in Liquid and Gasolene Gages, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improved gage' for indicating the quantity ofliquid in a tank, or other container so as to enable the amount ofliquid in such a tank to be .readily ascertained at all times, theinvention being especially adapt-ed for use in connection with gasolenetanks. of automobiles but :also adapted for use-in other similarconnections,

t the object. of the invention being to provide an improved gage of thischaracter which is cheap and simple, is strong and durable, is notlikely to get out of order, is accurate and which may be readily placedin and detached from a tank.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereimifter described and claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical central sectionalview of a gage constructed in accordance with my invention, showing thesame in use in a tank. Fig. 2 is aplan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view of the same on the plane indicated bythe linea-a of Fig. 1.

For the purposes of 'this'speciicatiom a tank is indicated at 1 providedwith a top ina has an upwardly extending cylindrical wall 8 which isprovided upon itsinterior about midway between its'upper and loweryedges with an inwardly extending annular flange 9.

kA top plate.10 rests on this flange and 1s connected' to the bottom 11by means of-a series of guide and connecting rods 12 of which anysuitable number may be ern-S ployed, three being hereshown. The lowerend' of each of these rods is screwed 1n an i opening in the bottomApplication filed January 21, 1313. Serial to. 743,38Q.

end of each rod passes in `the top plate and is means of Aa nut 13, eachrod preferably having a stop shoulder 14 to engage theunder surface ofthe top plate. The bottom plate is of such diameter as to enable it tobe placed in the well 3 of the tank and in the center of the bottomplate is a step bearing 15 which is screwed in the bottom plate.

A barrel arbor 16 has its lower end stepped as at.17 on the uppe'r lendof the step bearing 15. The barrel arbor has a stem 18 at its Lipper endwhich passes up through a bearing opening 19 in the center of the topplate 16 and to the upper end'of through an opening secured thereon bythe said stem is screwed or otherwise suitably and removably secured anindicating hand 2O which is turned with and by the barrel arbor. Thebarrel arbor also has a spiral groove 21 in its periphery which eX-tends nearly from the bottom of the barrel arbor to the top thereofand'makes one complete revolution.

A float 22 which is cylindricalin form is pro-vided with upper and lowerflanges 23 and 24 which project therefrom and have slots throughwhichthe rods 12 extend so that the said float is guide-d and held in placeonI the saidrods for vertical movement. r

The float has a central opening through which the barrel arbor extendsand also has an inwardly projecting tappet pin 25 which engages thegroove 21 of the barrel arbor.

The guide rods 12 prevent the float from turning, as will be understoodand vertical movement of the float occasioned by variations in theheight of the column of gasolene or other liquid contents of the tankcausev the float throughthe instrumentality of the tappet pin 25 and thespiral cam groove 21 to turn or partly. turn thebarrel arbor 16, as thecase may be, and, hence, the barrel arbor actuates the indicating hand20.

A dial 26 which is suitably inscribed with units of measure according tothe capacity of the tank is arranged above the to plate 10 and has itsperiphery engage 1n a groove in a ring 27 which bears on said top plateand spaces the dial therefrom, the said ring also extending upwardlyfrom the dial to a point above the indicating hand. A glass or othersuitable transparent cover 28 is placed in the upper end of the casingformed by the wall 8, bearson the ring 27 plate and the upper.

a threaded'opening in v of the diall and is detachably secured -in placeby a cap ring 29 which is secured on the upper end of said casing 8. Ascrew plug 30 is here shown in the bottom of the Well of the tank andunder the step bearing 15.

It will be understood from the foregoing description and by reference tothe drawing that all the parts of the age are connected to the casing 5and t at the gage may be readily attached to and removed from a tank orother suitable container, it being only necessary to secure the bolts 6in order to fasten the gage devices on a tank.

While I have herein shown and described 4a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that changes may be made in theform, proportion `and construction of the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention and within the scope of theappended claim.

I claim A liquid gage 'of the class described com-- prising a, casingadapted to be secured on the top of a tank or other container and havinga flange on its inner side, a guide frame comprising a top platedetachably mounted in the casing and bearing on the 'said ange, a bottomplate and guide rods extending having a tappet pin engaging the spiralgroove of thearbor, a ring 1n the casing and bearing on the top plate, adial carried by the said ring and spaced between the upper and lowersides thereof, the said dial having a central opening through which theupi per portion of the stem of the arbor extends, an indicating hand onthe upper end of the stem, a transparent cover in the upper side.

of the casing and bearing on thesaid ring, and a cap ring secured onthe' upper end of the casinlg and bearing on the cover and holding t elatter in place.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. CLARE G, CONDIT.

Witnesses:

ROBERT I. GILMARTIN, FRANK L. COLLINS.

